But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
The whole Church finds cause to rejoice when she reflects that the world is governed by God's will alone and that she herself is sustained by His grace and power. This truth emboldens her to triumph over the proud despisers of God, whom their own presumption drives headlong into excess.
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Commenting on Psalm 75:1-10
But God is the judge. Even now he is actually judging. His seat is not vacant; his authority is not abdicated; the Lord reigneth evermore. He putteth down one, and setteth up another. Empires rise and fall at his bidding. A dungeon here, and there a throne, his will assigns. Assyria yields to Babylon, and Babylon to the Medes.
In these verses we have two great doctrines laid down and two good inferences drawn from them, for the confirmation of what he had before said. I. Here are two great truths laid down concerning God's government of the world, which we ought to mix faith with, both pertinent to the occasion: - 1.
Commenting on Psalm 75:6-10